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The TennesseanWed, 19 Mar 2014 00:26:17 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6Locals heading to pro women’s hoop rankshttp://blogs.tennessean.com/high-school-sports/2013/04/16/locals-heading-to-pro-womens-hoop-ranks/
http://blogs.tennessean.com/high-school-sports/2013/04/16/locals-heading-to-pro-womens-hoop-ranks/#commentsTue, 16 Apr 2013 16:21:27 +0000Maurice Pattonhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/high-school-sports/?p=4506A couple of former Midstate girls basketball standouts heard their names called during Monday’s WNBA Draft, as Northeast’s Kamiko Williams was selected by the New York Liberty with the third pick of the second round and Wilson Central’s Jasmine Hassell was selected six picks later by the Indiana Fever.

Williams, a 5-11 guard, had her best collegiate season in her final year at Tennessee – averaging 7.4 points and 4.2 rebounds and shooting 50.5 percent from the floor along with 88 assists and a team-leading 57 steals as the Lady Vols advanced to the Elite Eight under first-year coach Holly Warlick.

Hassell, a 6-2 forward, led Georgia with 12.7 points and 6.2 rebounds per game and was 14th nationally with a field goal percentage of 53.1. She was named first-team all-Southeastern Conference in a vote of the league’s coaches and second-team all-SEC by the Associated Press. Georgia also advanced to the Elite Eight.

Williams and Hassell are the first Midstate players to be chosen in the WNBA Draft since former Brentwood Academy standout Victoria Dunlap was selected out of Kentucky by the Washington Mystics with the 11th overall pick in 2011. In 2010, Mt. Juliet’s Alysha Clark from Middle Tennessee State was selected by San Antonio with the fifth pick of the second round.